Gas-range attachment.



F. J. MELLADY.

GAS RANGE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. 1914.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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GAS-RANGE ATTACHKEEN'E.

Application filed June 23, 19141.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that ll, FRANK J. Murmur, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inGas-Range Attachrnents, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to gas range attachnients, and more particularlyto the class of shields or protectors for stop cocks.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a shield orprotector wherein the stop cocks on gas ranges or stoves will beconcealed so as to avoid access thereto, thereby making it impossiblefor the accidental opening of the stop cocks by childre or the personusing the range or stove, thus avoiding any possibility of the leakageof gas when the burner or burners are not lit.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a shield orprotector which permits access to the stop cocks on the opening of thesaid shield or protector, the latter being of novel construction toenable the same to be mounted on any style or type of gas range or stovewithout -requiring alterations therein or the employment of extra arts.

' A further oo ect of the invention is the provision of a shield orprotector of this character which is extremely simple in construction,reliable and eficient in its purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement'of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a gas range, showingthe shield constructed in accordance with the invention applied thereto.Fig 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is an inner faceyiew of the shield Similar reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views :in the drawing. I

Referring to the drawing in detail, 5 designates a gas ran e ofordinarv'construction, having the or 'nary gas supply p1pe Specificationof Letters ratent.

'tion the stop cock 7 will be 'venient raising and lowering front andbottom .14 and 15, respectively,

Patented May 25, ions,

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6 which is provided with stop cocks 7 controlling the flow of gas to theburners on top of the range. A portion of this pipe 6 is disposed at thefront of the range, and such portion lies horizontally a slight distancebelow the top of the range, as is usual, and to which is connected theshield or protector hereinafter fully described.

The shield or protector comprises a pair of substantially U-shaped endbrackets 8, each carrying on its lowermost limb a clip 9 which isconnected thereto by means of bolt members 10, the samebeing passedthrough the clip and limb of the bracket 8 i for the clamping of thebracket to the horizontal portion of the gas supply pipe 6, the clip andlimb being bowed as at 1.1 to conform to the cross sectional shape ofthe pipe 6, while the other limb of the bracket 8 forms a rest for aswinging cover or to section 12 hingedlv connected to the horizontalstationary top section 13 of the shield or protector, the samebeing'foed' with a solid vertical front 14: and a solid horizontallydisposed bottom ,15, so that when the top section 12 is in loweredposiconcealed and inaccessible until the swinging top section v 12 israised so that access can be had to the stop cock for the openin thereofor clos ingot the same as is usua he hinges for the swinging section 12each comprises a tongue 16 secured to or integral with the said topsection, while the stationary to section 13 is formed with slots 17 whicreceive the tongues 16, the latter being bent into substantiallyhookshape 'so thatthe tree ends thereof, underlie the said top section12, and in this manner the latter section is connected with thestationary top section 13 for swinging movement. It is of course to beunderstood, however, that the particular form of hincan be varied iffound desirable.

Mounted on the swinging top section 12 is a hand knob 18 which omits theconthereot, the stationary top section 13,

of the shield are riveted or otherwise secured to the brackets 8, andwhen the swinging top section 12 is closed it rests upon the uppermost-vI limbs of the said bracket. From the foregoing it the construction andmanner'of use of the is thought that y no I '10 of a gas range, clipsbridging t device will be clearly understood, and thereportion of the.bracket for fastening the fore a more extended explanation has beensame-to the said supply pipe, a plate fixed I omitted. tothe brackets.and forming a solid front, v What is claimed is a bottom, and atopflange, and a cover plate a A shield of the class describedcomprispivotally connected 'with thetop flange and 15 ing a pair ofspaced substantially U-shaped adapted to normally rest upon thebrackets. j brackets, one limb of each bracket belng FRANK J. MELLADY.tormedwith a semi-circular bowed ortion Witnesses: to provide a seat forthe gas su p y pipe ANNA G. MELL'ADY, he bowed MARGARET Hueem.

